Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia: Farm Belt market. In 2024, voted R+47%. Republican peak: R+47 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+47MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 258,9152024 5-year
- Median household income
- $58,1192024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+37 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+47 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Clarksburg-Weston
TrumpR+47
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 72.5% | 81,376 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 25.5% | 28,639 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.0% | 2,259 |
D+60R+60
12 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −1.1% |
| 1896 | −6.3% |
| 1900 | +12.2% |
| 1904 | −14.9% |
| 1908 | −10.6% |
| 1912 | +24.2% |
| 1916 | −0.9% |
| 1920 | −16.5% |
| 1924 | −7.0% |
| 1928 | −18.1% |
| 1932 | +10.1% |
| 1936 | +17.8% |
| 1940 | +8.7% |
| 1944 | +4.7% |
| 1948 | +11.1% |
| 1952 | −2.6% |
| 1956 | −12.0% |
| 1960 | +1.6% |
| 1964 | +37.3% |
| 1968 | +7.4% |
| 1972 | −28.9% |
| 1976 | +14.9% |
| 1980 | +5.7% |
| 1984 | −13.8% |
| 1988 | +6.3% |
| 1992 | +16.6% |
| 1996 | +18.3% |
| 2000 | −7.6% |
| 2004 | −15.1% |
| 2008 | −16.0% |
| 2012 | −29.3% |
| 2016 | −45.7% |
| 2020 | −44.2% |
| 2024 | −47.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 28,639 | 81,376 | 112,274 | ||
| R | 31,693 | 83,682 | 117,499 | ||
| R | 25,929 | 75,112 | 107,689 | ||
| R | 33,646 | 62,600 | 98,889 | ||
| R | 45,231 | 62,874 | 110,255 | ||
| R | 48,031 | 65,322 | 114,311 | ||
| R | 45,425 | 53,125 | 101,035 | ||
| D | 52,478 | 34,152 | 99,957 | ||
| D | 55,164 | 36,666 | 111,405 | ||
| D | 57,205 | 50,449 | 107,977 | ||
| R | 52,346 | 69,194 | 121,874 | ||
| D | 60,715 | 53,877 | 120,334 | ||
| D | 72,242 | 53,452 | 125,694 | ||
| R | 43,303 | 78,510 | 121,813 | ||
| D | 61,377 | 52,318 | 121,822 | ||
| D | 87,046 | 39,751 | 126,797 | ||
| D | 69,453 | 67,208 | 136,661 | ||
| R | 61,114 | 77,824 | 138,938 | ||
| R | 72,488 | 76,287 | 148,775 | ||
| D | 73,003 | 58,318 | 131,937 | ||
| D | 65,831 | 59,912 | 125,743 | ||
| D | 84,612 | 71,133 | 155,745 | ||
| D | 89,490 | 62,316 | 152,385 | ||
| D | 74,208 | 60,336 | 136,864 | ||
| R | 49,043 | 70,997 | 121,296 | ||
| R | 51,616 | 60,050 | 119,746 | ||
| R | 42,376 | 59,609 | 104,291 | ||
| R | 28,588 | 29,127 | 59,620 | ||
| D | 23,486 | 10,280 | 54,608 | ||
| R | 22,783 | 28,487 | 53,790 | ||
| R | 20,901 | 28,538 | 51,178 | ||
| D | 26,358 | 20,555 | 47,500 | ||
| R | 19,646 | 22,305 | 42,390 | ||
| R | 17,111 | 17,512 | 36,039 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.7%
Irish
15.5%
English
13.0%
American
8.8%
Italian
6.5%
Scottish
2.2%
Polish
1.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 42.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$58,119
Clarksburg-Weston ranks near the middle of US counties.
Clarksburg-Weston$58,119
West Virginia$59,608
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.8%
Working age (18–64)15.0%
Seniors (65+)11.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.3%
speak English only
Spanish0.7%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Centered on Harrison and Doddridge counties in north-central West Virginia, this media market has tracked some of the state's sharpest swings toward Republican presidential margins as coal and natural-gas employment contracted over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-seven points in 1964 and a Republican high of forty-seven points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-seven points.
A population of 258,915, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,119 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia voted Republican by 47.0 points (R+47), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 112,274 votes cast, 28,639 went Democratic and 81,376 went Republican.
What is Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia in the "Farm Belt" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia?
Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia has a population of 258,915 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia?
Median household income in Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia is $58,119 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The market's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.